Spring Reflections: Testing the DJI Action 5 Pro at the Royal Canadian Mint
- gear4greatness
- May 4, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 14, 2025
🌱 Spring Reflections: Testing the DJI Action 5 Pro at the Royal Canadian Mint
There’s something about spring in Winnipeg that feels like a slow exhale — like the city finally softens its shoulders after months of cold, and the light begins to stretch across the day again. 🌤️ Every year, this shift hits me in the same place: the urge to get outside with a camera and let the world write the shots for me. That morning, the DJI Action 5 Pro was the camera that felt right — small, simple, but powerful enough to make even an ordinary drive feel like the start of something. As Pete rode shotgun, I held the A5P against the window and filmed the way Fermor Avenue warmed up under the sun, the way the shadows dragged across the pavement, the way the season itself felt like it was waking up. 🚗✨
By the time we pulled into the Royal Canadian Mint, the light had turned into that rich, early-spring glow — soft, warm, a little unpredictable, bouncing off those sharp geometric lines that make the Mint such a unique piece of architecture. Walking the grounds with the Action 5 Pro in my hand felt effortless. Everything about the camera — the balance, the color science, the way RockSteady keeps each step smooth — made the footage feel more like memory than video. I locked it into 4K/60, ND16 on, ISO 100, shutter at 1/60, just letting the natural rhythm of the place decide the rest. The wind tugged at my jacket, the clouds kept shifting, and instead of fighting it, the camera embraced it. 🌬️🏛️
There was a moment near the water where everything came together — the building’s reflection rippling across the surface, a few birds gliding through the frame like they were part of the shot list, and the soft movement of spring itself settling over the scene. I love when filming feels like discovery rather than execution. No pressure, no rigid shot plan — just being present and letting the environment talk. The Mint, with its cold metal and clean lines, suddenly felt alive. And the DJI Action 5 Pro captured that energy with this beautiful balance of sharp detail and a calm cinematic smoothness. 🌊🐦
Later, back at home, I dropped everything into CapCut Pro and took a different approach. Instead of a high-energy edit, I leaned into the quiet mood of the footage — soft ambient music, the Adam voice for narration, slow pans, gentle transitions. It felt honest to the day. Sometimes spring isn’t explosive; sometimes it’s just a quiet reminder that life shifts in small steps. That’s the tone I wanted to preserve. 🎞️💭
Spring Reflections: Testing the DJI Action 5 Pro at the Royal Canadian Mint
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🌄 Final Thoughts
Spring always brings out a different side of me creatively — a slower, more observational one — and this shoot at the Royal Canadian Mint reminded me why I love the simplicity of the DJI Action 5 Pro. There’s a clarity in how it captures light, reflections, and subtle movements that feels almost meditative when you’re behind the lens. 🌅✨ The footage wasn’t about perfection; it was about feeling the season come back to life and letting the camera witness it with me.
I think what struck me most afterward was how natural everything felt. No real planning, no stress, no pressure to perform — just me, Pete, a drive across Winnipeg, and a camera that stayed invisible in my hand. The Action 5 Pro didn’t demand anything from me; it just let me observe. And in a world where everything moves fast and loud, those moments of stillness feel like gifts. 🌼🎥
Even when I brought the footage into CapCut Pro, the simplicity carried through. The edit almost assembled itself — each clip sliding into the timeline as if it already knew where it belonged. That doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it tells me I captured the truth of the day, not just the imagery. There’s something deeply satisfying about that.
And maybe that’s the biggest lesson spring gave me this time around: filmmaking doesn’t always need to be complicated to feel meaningful. Sometimes it’s just a drive with a friend, a quiet walk around a familiar landmark, and a pocket-sized camera that sees the world the same way you do — calmly, honestly, and with a little bit of wonder. 🌷💛
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